"Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure seems certain to leave the Catalan club this summer with Sport quoting his agent as saying there is a 90 per cent chance he will depart, with Arsenal the most likely destination.
"The player has a 90 per cent chance of leaving Barcelona this summer," Toure's agent, Dimitri Seljuk, is quoted as saying.
Seljuk also suggested that the reason the Ivorian midfielder has not featured as much this season is so that the club could avoid paying financial incentives stipulated in his contract.
"Unfortunately, this season, Toure has not played what he would have liked. I think that this is due to a clause in his contract renewal. He has a major financial bonus if he plays more than 60 per cent of official matches of the season."
The agent also claimed that Toure, who turns 27 today, is the best player in the world in his position and would command the interest of of most European clubs if he were made available.
"Toure is the best player in the world in his position. He can play in defence or as an attacking midfielder, which he showed at Monaco, where he played in five different positions in five games," he noted before adding that a deal with
"He is happy in Barcelona but I think most clubs in Europe are interested in the services of Yaya Toure. In any case, Arsenal are interested in him and I think we can do something with the club of
It is suggested that Barcelona would be willing to let Toure depart for the Emirates as a makeweight in a deal to bring Gunners captain
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